Luke 7:27:8Luke.7.27.W8TAB
τὸν
ton
“the”
- Transliteration
- ton
- Extended
- tohn
- IPA
- /ton/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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ton
- sentence
hou-TOS es-TIN pe-RI hou GE-grap-tai i-DOU a-po-STEL-lō ton AN-ge-lon mou pro pro-SŌ-pou sou hos ka-ta-ske-VA-sei tēn ho-DON sou EM-pros-THEN sou
Exegesis
The accusative phrase ton angelon mou {τὸν ἄγγελόν μου | tón án-ge-lón mou} ‘my messenger’ emphasizes possession and mission, followed by the prepositional idiom pro prosōpou sou {πρὸ προσώπου σου | prò pros-ṓ-pou sou} ‘before your face’, denoting precedence.
Root and etymology
ἑκατόνepsilon kappa alpha tau omicron nu
“hundred”
In context — Luke 7:27
This is the one about whom it is written: “Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.”
About this coordinate
Luke 7:27:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 7:27, so the Greek word τὸν (ton) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Luke.7.27.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.7.27.W8.S1) and character.